Oh The Timoun!!!!!

If you have read our blog before today you know that our time in Haiti has been partly defined by the children (timoun) that inhabit this island. Sometimes I feel like we spend more time with people under the age of 18 than we do with anyone else. This has been a great thing, if a little difficult at times.
As you can see on the right I am working with Eli on dissecting an earthworm (family: Annelida) for his science class. Anna is always there to be a helping hand. She was instrumental in the placement of pins to hold back the flesh of the worm as we distinguished what each organ was. All very interesting to say the least. Eli did a great job of being very careful and not just ripping the thing apart. Kath and I also had Anna and Eli over for dinner in our little house. We spoiled them with pop, hamburgers, Nintendo DS (we let them play theirs), popcorn, and a movie. Eli showed me a new game while Kathleen and Anna watched "It Takes Two" with Mary Kate and Ashley Olson (when they were nice little girls). It was a lot of fun. We are gonna miss these guys in a couple of weeks.
We also have been going to the children's program on Sundays. This Sunday they made us sit up front with the Baileys because they had a gift "yon kado" for them. It was a great piece of woodwork that had their named carved in it and a place for a picture! It was very nice. Then the kids put on a little song for them. After that we watched part of a movie. The kids are great. It always amazes me at the way they are able to quote scripture and recite in front of the group. Some Sundays it is hard to go, but it is always good to see the kids.
This is the skit/song they sang for us. We were sitting in the circle with them.
The thing I will miss about the kids is walking towards our house and seeing sights like this. Four little kids laying in the grass. These kids were so cute and you can just hear them talking and giggling about who knows what. I can hardly understand their kreole, but all you need to do is look at their cute little faces and you smile. Thanks for reading!